Month: September 2009

The vote of the day is definitely the one on Sen. Wicker’s (R-MS) amendment to the Transportation & HUD Appropriations bill that allows all Amtrak travelers to carry weapons and ammo in their checked baggage. It passed...

The Irish Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, is on his feet in the Dail at the moment stating that the Government is planning to pay €54 Billion for toxic bank loans with a book value of €77 Billion and a current...

While we’ve been concentrating on the healthcare debate, the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, another story important to American democracy has gotten inadequate attention: a single company is poised to...

And, again, don’t say I didn’t tell you this was coming: President Barack Obama this week has been laying the foundation for Senate Democrats to use a controversial budget maneuver to pass healthcare reform. By...

Lazy diary – but this is great. Any other cool videos out there?